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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30
When to Cut Hay.

Hay harvest will soon be hear, and
we wish to have few words with our
hay making friends before they put the
mower in the field. 1t is supposed that
every farmer wishes to make choice hay.
Now there is much more In seccessful
hay making then simple cutting and
curing it. The first and most important
step is deciding when the grass is just
ready to cut. Itshould not be too young
nor should it be too old. If allowed to
stand too long the stalks harden and the
woody fibre increases and much of its
nutritive value is lost. Therefore young
hay, if we may use the term is much the
best both for the farmer and his stock.
1t will not only command better price
in the market, but it is more satisfactory
and profitable to feed. A pound Of
young hay may safely be said to con..in
as much nutrltlve matter as pound and
a half of hay made of grass whose stalks
have been allowed to harden and much
of the juice of the grass return to the.
soil instead Of being cured with the hay,
making it more profitable and nutritious
Then again do not cut more than can b
taken care of well before the dew fails
on 1t in the evening. And then there
is no time to be saved but rather lost in
going into the hay field too early, the
dew will dry off the grass standing
much faster then after it is cut. After
raking 1t in windows it is well to turn
it once or twice as new grass quickly
perspires. and as much moisture should
be gotten out Of it as soon az possible
before 1T Is put in shock. Those should
be strongly made and well capped if it
is the intention to allow them to remain
in the field any length Of: time and when
hauled to the barn it is well to pitch
It in loosely so that the air msy
circulate in it well thus reducing the lia-
bility Of molding to a minimum.
cord and Farmer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

= The sting of that pestiferous insect
known as Buffalo gnat'' is very poison
GUS to some people, especially to candi-
dates. Mr.. j. c. Kitchen had occasion to
drive several miles yesterday surrounded
by swarm Of them and when he ap-
peared on the streets this morning ne
was hardly recognizable One side of
his face was swollen so badly that his
right optic was closed, while his ear on
that side was beyond all proportion. He
looked as though he had gone clean
through the campaign instead of just
starting.-G. G. Herald.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30
WEATHER pRED1c14oN FOR
JUNE AND JULY 1887.

Prof. Blake has suspended the publica'
ton of the Future, but he winds up his
last issue with weather predictions, from
which we extract as following:
In our Almanac TO 1857 published
last year, we stated that the weather in
May would be ordinary, with moderate
rain in most places, though local spots
would not have enough and we predic.
tad that on account of the previous dry
condition of the soil there would be more
places that would not have as much as
the dry earth needed than there would be
that would have too much.
In the same Almanac we said:
JUNE, 1887-Will be a fine month.
The temperature and PRECIPITATION will be
about normal, though the rain will not
be equally distributed, some places hav.
ing an excess and others a deficiency, while
greater part of the country will have
about enough. There will be some mod
orally cool spells of two or three days at a
time, and some light frosts in high lati-
tudes, which will not do much harm
there will also be some pretty severe
storms of local nature, but most of the
month will be warm and part of it quite
hot when not cloudy.
July. 18S7-Will be pretty hot in a
good part of the country, though the
month will not be excessively hot IS COM
pared with other years. There Twill gen.
orally be rain enough in local storms and
showers, and in few places it will be ex-
cessive; but the dry spots will be larger
and more numerous than in June. There
will be no general drouth, though there
will be several local ones of considerable
severity"
And in our general remarks in sold Al
manac we stated: The spring and sum-
mer of 1887 will be favorable in most
places for the growing crops except for a
few local drouths. During the wheat
harvest there will be too much rain in
spots, (for harvesting purposes though
not for corn,) but on the general average
the weather will be as favorable as usual. :"
1t will be seen that thus far the season
has been as predicted. The west, in
Guiding Texas, Kansas and all the plains
has had considerable rain in May and
most of the country has had what would
have been enough if the ground had been
full of water in the spring. But all last
summer, fall and winter we persisted in
saying that after the worst of the drouth
was over we would only have enough
rain for the surface and none to sink
down into the subsoil. which has proven
true.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

They drive horses very rapidly out
West. To reporter quite recently
Col j.. ". Dryer, Of New Mexico,
said: "We think nothing Of driving
sixty miles day. have driven span
Of horses seventy-6ve miles in single
day without seeming to weary them
There is something about the air I'D
atmospheric conditions that permits the
lungs of animals to work just right all
the time. My ranch is 30 miles from
Senator Dorsey's, and three hours il con-.
sidered ample time to drive over there. -
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30
DRAWING THE LINE.

A Texas editor announces himself as
follows; I'VE were born on the Texan
frontier; have been reared on the broad
prairie; have plowed, herded cattle kept
store, run mill, practiced physic, lectur-
ed on phrenology, edited newspaper
and run drug store, but we have never
been whipped, and when any person un-
dertakes it he will be pretty certain to
regret it till he dies, phase God as the
Irishman said, that he lives that long
We can be slandered, cursed, abused and
ridiculed, but We draw the line at being
whipped. Brooklyn Eagle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Jefferson said that the man who caused
who blades of grass to grow where but
one grew before was public benefactor
That was SO in Virginia where trees
grew all over the country till they were
cut down, and grass never grew till it
was planted. Had he lived in this part
of Kansas, he would have said that the
man who made one tree grow where none
grew before was public benefactor.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Certainly Kansas farmers have good
reason for contentment with their lot this
season. From every quarter of the stote
come uniform testimony to the favorable
condition of the weather for the growth
OF the young crops. 1t has been neither
too hot nor too cold; too wet nor too dry.
should the favorable conditions continue
and why shouldn't we have. faith that
they will!-the farmers of Kansas will
have more dollars in their pockets after
next falls harvest than ever before in
the history of the state.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

A bright Vassar graduate: who was
promised by her father dollar for
every cent she might earn by her own
labor, obtaining work in factory at
Sc week. After paying her $4,000
in the course of about sixteen weeks the
old gentlemen concluded he got about
all the fun out of the joke that there
was in it and called halt. The girl at
once lost her interest in factory life.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

1t is related that an American offered
50, 500 for an admission ticket to the
Westminster Abby during the queens
jubilee services. Europe has no monop-
oily in the fool business and in this line
as in all others, America can produce
some of colossal proportions especially
when there is any toadying to royalty
be done.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The largest apple orchard in the Unit
ed States is claimed by Paramount, in
Leavenworth county, Kansas. 1t con-
tains 437 acres and is composed of so, 600
trees of the following varieties Seventy
acres of Winesaps, 24O acres of Ben Da
vice, 20 acres of Missouri Pippins, 40
acres of Jenitans, acres Of Cooper S
Early and 8 acres of Maiden's blush
Last years crop is estimated at 10000
bushels
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

A prairie schooner passed through
yesterday that greatly resembled Noah S
ark. The ark was provided with every
thing that goes to make travelling COM
Portable, stove bed, table, cupboard
and other necessary equipage for house
keeping. Over this was tin roof, and
before it four fine mules. 1t was a boss
turnout and had come from Ohio this
spring. City Sentinel
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

a lazy horse can be taught TO walk
fast by driving him along and continu-
ally urging him to move as desired.
Any particular word, promptly uttered
every time the whip is applied, will soon
give him to understand what's inquired,
A systematic course Of lessons at short
intervals must be given in order to sue
coed.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Captains of Hudson river steamers now
toll their bells when passing the graves
of Gen. Grant. The act is most fitting
one and affords a grateful illustration
of the hold that the memory of the old
commander still has upon the affections
of the people. For voyagers down the
river of life there is no time when it is
inappropriate to render tribute to the
memory of men. who, like him, have left
the impress of their heroic yet kindly
natures indelibly on the history of the
race
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

In proportion to the number of soldiers
sacrificed in the late war as compared
with those sent out by each state into
the field Kansas sustained the greatest
loss of life. One out of every five from
Kansas died from disease or were killed
in battle
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30
UTILIZATION KNOCKED OUT

The eminent astronomer, Richard A
Proctor, in labored article, has proven
very satisfactorily that Joe Mulhatton' s
article announcing the appearance of
a new star, which is the identical Star
of Bethlehem, is not based upon a cor
rect observation of the heavens nor upon
a thorough knowledge of the scieuce of
astronomy-.Nashville Banner.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The sinking of the coal shaft goes
bravely on and ere long we hope the
good news of the absolute certainty of a
coal mine will be established without a
doubt. The expense of putting down
the shaft will be born by Murphy, Ken
yon & Co.. the public spirited owners of
Reyeille.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

If the false prophets who predicted
that corn would never be raised in this
vicinity could ride over Finney county
to-day and see the luxuriant fields OF
corn now growing perhaps they would
make an apology.-Garden City Sentinel
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The shrewdest tramp Of the times has
just turned up in lleadc Centre. 4
ragged, lame and dirty fellow visited the
stores in succession and begged cake
of soap. The purpose was SO apparent
that ne was rarely refused. After
putting in day solid at this held an auo-
ton at night and disposed of the day $
plumber which was large. The result
was neat sum, enough to keep him in
luxuries for some times. Cashier.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

1t is claimed that boot is one article
which represents most diversified labor.
Textile pieces of goods, thread, metal
work, as we'll as the varied interests of
agriculture, tanning, and shOemaking,
may all be traced to it.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The latest literary movement worthy
of note is reported from Missouri where
high wind blew the library of country
justice out of the window and carried
several editions of statutes into the next
county
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

1t has been shown in New York that
man may drink his own liquor on
Sunday, though he may not sell it to
others on that day. Under such con-
truction of the law all the drinker has
to do is to buy four drinks and pay for
them on Saturday to be delivered on
Sunday when called for.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

General Butler says he will not again
be candidate unless some great emer-
gency comes up. Whether or not the
great emergency will come up depends
on whether some party offers the General
nomination.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

A girl up in Minnesota had the misfor-
tune to burn a blister on her eyeball
while curling her bangs with hot iron.
We submit the item as warning that &C
cidents Turk in various and unlocked for
places, and doing up ones daily bangs
may result as seriously as a steamboat ex-
plOSiOn.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The Missouri Pacific lacks 5000 tons
of having enough railroad iron to COM
plete their proposed extensions. A cable
gram has been sent to Europe for two or
three ship loads of steel rails for Gould S
roads.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Type is now made from paper. Paper
now goes into everything from the Holy
prayer book down to the profane playing
card. What substance enters more extern
sively into the use of life then paper?
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

There is town down east of here, in
Ness county we believe, called ''Noncha-
lanta," which Noble Prentis says may
be translated from the original French to
mean Don't care a d-m'
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

They are getting buggy in Texas The
FlatOna Argus sings:
1.-THE chinch bug eats the farmers grain,
The bee-moth spoils his honey,
The bed bug fills him full of pain
The humbug scoops his money
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

In 1860 every part of Kansas was pro-
nOunced too far west to be good for
anything, and since that time every
county has taken it's turn and been first
decided mo good and then proving
firstrate We have driven the drOuthy
powers over the west line of Kansas, and
now eastern Colorado is found to be too
wet instead of too dry. Weather
prophets are at discount.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

San Francisco has been unloading the
fruit train in the east for many years and
now California proposes to dump the
potato train on the market this side of
the mountains
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

A resident of Savannah, Ca, exhibits
one hundred and twenty -four large sweet
potatoes, which was grown on single
vine. They completely filled barrel.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The sorghum-sugar industry, if there
ever was one, may be considered as
dead. Itwas always very sickly, and
needed constant nursing from the time
it came into existence.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The Londoners call Mr., Blaine "Sir
James" They probably think he be-
longs to the order of knighthood from his
title of the 'Plumed Knight" -
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Canada proposes to do honor to the
queens jubilee by emptying her jails.
How would it do for them to send all our
bOodlers back over the lines?
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

There is not leading newspaper in
the United States that dares to brave
public opinion aud openly advocate the
liquor traffic.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The cultivation of the bamboo for
fencing material has been begun in Cal
ifornia. 1t is said that an acre will pro-
duce pickets enough each year to make
six mules of fence.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Is there any other state in the union
besides Kansas that can show such for
ests of dark, green corn standing five and
six feet high the middle of June.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Ross Hartwick Thorpe, author Of
"Curfew Must not Ring Tonight" is
president of the Ladies, Prohibitory
Club of San Antonio, Texas, organized
for aggressive campaign work.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Marsh Murdoch, of the Wichita Eagle
says the Republicans must repeal the
prohibitory law or the state will go
Democratic. If it should go Democratic
how much more whiskey would we have
than Murdoch would like to have low.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Sam Jones remarked the other dav that
Kansas has more fine land, pretty women,
and ugly men than any other station in
the Union. Sam is evidently very close
observer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The New York legislature last winter
passed law prohibiting the use of stoves
for heating passenger cars, ond this bill
has been signed by Governor Hill. The
same action ought to be taken by the leg
islatures of all the states.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The cattle loss in the United States
during the past winter is stated by the
Agricultural Department to have been
two million eight-six thousand and
thirty.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The Topeka Capital says if the next
generation of Kansas are not the most
cultured peoble in the west it will no;
be for the want of colleges and umver-
sites.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Speareville is going to catch some trade
from the southeast part of Ford county
II Dodge don lay out county road
Ford Boomer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Herbert Spencer is livingin retire.
ment at Brighton, England writing his.
autobiography
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

~ The DODGE CITY TINES has large ard
growing circulation in Ford and adjoining com
ties. and is a valuable advertising medium. Ia
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The settlers of Western Colorado will
breath easier now that old ColorO. the
bloodthirsty sub Ute chief has been cap
tured. The best disposition to make of
this troublesome brute is to ship him to
the happy hunting grounds by the hemp
rOutp
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Deacon White, of Wall street, said in
a college address delivered at Galeshurg.
ILL.,, last week, that thirty years
ago, he was saving wood at seventy-five
cents cord. If the Deacon was on the
long side of coffee and wheat recently he
may be saving wood at fifty cents cord
before long.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The long and short haul clause does
not interfere with the privilege of the fra
ternity ito smash baggage" in the old way.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30
ADVERTISING RATES.

RreuIAR ApvERTIsENENrs one dollar per inch
Local NOTICES, ten cents per line for the first
insertion and five cents per line for each suDee'
Quent insertion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Ex-senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, who
is 20 years old, has created stir in
Washington with his starvation anti-fat
cure. By fasting twenty days he reduced
his weight from 235 to POI pounds, to his
great physical improvement. The trouble
with this method is that some people will
think the remedy worse than the disease
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

Range riders in Bear Lake county
eastern Idaho, state that cattle, especial
ly young calves and colts born on the the
range near the timber line in the west
mountains, are being destroyed by the
large gray timber wolves, that come from
their lair and carry them Off Large packs
of them are seen and they are very bold
and determined. 1t is species of wolf
that is stranger to the locality and
seems to have emigrated here last winter.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-30

The other day, near st. Joseph, two re-
spectacle young men went in bathing in
the river. They were in deep water when
their boat drifted off from them. They
called for help. A boat con taining two
young men and two young women passed
but refused to give them aid, because as
the young men said, the young ladies
asked not to. And so the young men in
the water were left to drown in order to
save the modesty of these fool girls.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04

crowds of despairing men and women
who were impeding the work of excava-
tion in their efforts to find missing rela-
tives. The bodies of the victims of disas.
ter are terribly disfigured. The sufferings
of the survivors are great,lthe supply of
provisions and drugs and ambuladce APP
paratus being painfully inadequate. The
work of the rescuers is attended with
considerable danger. In some cases they
have been obliged to flee from the totter-
ing walls, although they could hear
groans of the victims buried beneath the
debris All the members of the family of the
mayor of BAL ard were killed OF another
family consisting of 90 persons named
Maestri only single member half de
mented, is left. Half clothed people are
wal dering on the seashore exposed TO the
Indictment weather. Groans can stlll he
heard in the ruins especially in the via
Garihadl. the lost oil was valued at
100000. Losses on OTHER property is
heavy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04
RELICS OF AN EXTINCT RACE.


''"'"" 'i''o'ereu ny u COWBOY in n Cave.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 25.-Colonel j.
IL. Wood, received two days ago from
Rapid City, ID. IT,, five boxes, each about
three feet square, each containing the
body of an individual who at some I'M
known period was at home in a cave in
the bad lands of Dakota. These bodies
were found by William Allen, cowboy.
while in search of gold, near Cook, a town
fifteen milee from Deadwood, ID. Il. BY
means of coil of rope he let himself
down feet into what he sup.
posed to be gold mine. 1t proved to be
an immense cave. While exploring il
Allen came to wall of earth. in the side
Cl which was an opening. Entering, he
found crouched down on either side what
had once been human beings There were
lFe Ia All man, a women and three
children. On different parts of the cave
there were marks of finger nails. 1t was
presumed that the family at some remote
day mad been shut in by landslide and
persisted of suiiocatiOn
The mans weight is only IS pounds.
The weights of each of the others are
lnuch less, From the manner in which
the arms and legs are drawn up they seem
10 nave died in agony. The mans head
Is large, but the only abnormally devel-
oped part is the chin. The nails of the
myers and toes are intact. Each one is
carefully rounded Off and seems to have
been allowed growth beyond the now
fashionable mark. The skin is of a dark
brown or coffee complexion, and the bod
les can at any part be punCtured with a
nm 1t has the feeling of dried eelskln.
The only marks on any of the bodies are
on the left side OF the man. Three
scratches under the arm look like three
cuts, but, like the other part of the body,
the scratches or cuts are dried up.
III Is the opinion of the scientific men
who have seen them that the withered
forms are those of a race which inhabited
the country at least 2OO0 years ago.
The present intention is to give the bod
les TO the Smithsonian Institution AT
Washington.